In many pulpits and devotionals, the story of the widow who gave her “two mites” (Mark 12:41–44; Luke 21:1–4) is heralded as a supreme example of sacrificial giving. Yet a closer examination of the surrounding context, language, and biblical theology suggests a far more sobering lesson—one not about stewardship, but […]Read more »
Robert Wimer
Isaiah 28:9–10, Romans 12:2, and 2 Corinthians 10:5 We live in a world that floods our minds with content—from news feeds and entertainment to opinions from strangers online. But for believers, there’s a higher calling: to think differently. Scripture commands us not to conform to this world, but to be […]Read more »
The city hummed outside Elena’s apartment, a restless pulse of neon and noise that never quite slept. Her windows, sealed against the futuristic sprawl of holographic billboards and drone traffic, let in only slivers of the dawn’s synthetic glow. She stirred in bed, the sheets tangled around her legs, her […]Read more »
The main lab of the NeuroTech Institute buzzed with a frenetic energy Elena hadn’t felt since her early days as a researcher. Holo-displays flickered with data streams—global maps dotted with red markers, video feeds of impossible phenomena, and brainwave graphs pulsing like erratic heartbeats. Scientists darted between workstations, their voices […]Read more »